atomic theory

  • Democritus
    440 BCE

    Democritus

    -Atoms are "uncuttable"-

    atoms are small, hard, particles

    -atoms constantly move-
  • Democritus
    440 BCE

    Democritus

    atomic model
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    atomic model
  • John Dalton

    John Dalton

    -all substances are made of atoms- atoms of different elements are different- atoms of the same element are exactly alike- elements combine in specific proportions- he conducted experiments in combining elements-
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    -He conducted the cathode-ray tube experiment- his theory of the atomic structure lead to the "plum-pudding" model- there are small, negatively charged particles inside an atom-
  • J.J. Thomson

    J.J. Thomson

    Atomic Model
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    -Atoms contain mostly empty space- he conducted the gold foil experiment-most of an atom's mass is in the nucleus- there is a small, dense, positively charged nucleus-
  • Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford

    atomic model
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    atomic model
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    -electrons jump between levels from path to path- electrons move in empty space in the atom- electrons travel in definite paths-
  • Erwin Schrodinger & Werner Heisenberg

    Erwin Schrodinger & Werner Heisenberg

    -electron paths cannot be predicted- electrons are found in electron clouds, not paths-
  • Erwin Schrodinger & Werner Heisenberg

    Erwin Schrodinger & Werner Heisenberg

    Atomic Model